October 2011
Dear Club Members:
We are about to begin a
new
snowmobile season. 2010-2011 was certainly a banner year for snowfall
and we all enjoyed the snowmobile season. We hope for more of the
same for 2011-2012. Through the combined efforts of snowmobile
clubs throughout Vermont, we are proud to be part of a state wide
trail network of over 5500 miles. A majority of the Vermont trail
network is on private lands and thanks to local clubs like ours we
are able to use these private lands for our sport. Local clubs also
build and maintain all of these trails and annually obtain land owner
permission, brush and cut trails as necessary, and most importantly
groom every mile of trail. The Connecticut Valley Sno-Riders
maintain over 55 miles of this trail network concentrated in the
northeast corner of the state.
This past summer, as was
most of
Vermont we experienced trail damage from tropical storm Irene. Although
our system was not as extensively damaged as central and
southern Vermont trails, we did experience considerable damage on our
section of the 1 trail in the Madison Brook area. The damage is
quite severe but the land owner has stated that repairs will begin
shortly. In the mean time further up the trail culvers need to be
reset and erosion repaired. From what we have seen so far our other
trails fared well during the heavy rains of the tropical storm.
On the positive side, we
are
eagerly awaiting the delivery of our new groomer. After ten years we
felt it was time to retire our present groomer. During its years it
has served us well but was beginning to show its age with expensive
repairs. We groom several nights each week during the season and
with the new groomer and our reliable drag we can finely hone the
snow for optimum riding.
Our club also engages in
fund
raising activities during the year to enable us to keep our
membership dues low. Our fall fund raiser is a “Hunters’ Supper”
which is scheduled on the first Saturday of Vermont’s deer hunting
rifle season. Our spring fund raiser is a Mother’s Day and Land
Owner appreciation breakfast. Many of our land owners attend and
help celebrate their generosity in allowing us to use their land. Our
club meets the 3rd Saturday of the month
September to
April at 7:00 pm in the Maidstone Town Hall, Maidstone, VT. Visit
our web site at: http://www.ctvalleysnoriders.com
for up-to-date club information, trail conditions, weather conditions
in the north and more!!!
We look forward to your
membership in
our club and hope that you have an enjoyable and safe snowmobile
season.
Sincerely,
Al Rogers
President
